The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 24, 1998
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
9:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 937
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.62° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.64° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.